Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (Dike 14)
The Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (Dike 14) exists on a former dredge disposal site. From 1979 to 1999, sediments dredged from the Cuyahoga River and Cleveland Harbor were deposited in Dike 14. Now closed as a disposal site, the dike has become naturalized and sustains a remarkable diversity of plants and animals.
The 88-acre nature preserve is located next to Gordon State Park-Cleveland Lakefront State Park at the north end of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and North Marginal Road.
Source: GoogleEarth
Cleveland
Lakefront Nature Preserve is now open to the public
The
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
re-opened the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve on May 1,
2013, in time for the spring bird migration season.
The 88-acre wildlife haven
had been temporarily closed during the
environmental remediation of 5-acre site.
Read the entire press release
here.
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connect to the
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
Dike 14 kiosk was installed on November 19, 2007
Grant Type: USEPA Brownfield Assessment Grant to
assess hazardous substances
Dollar Amount Requested: $200,000 for hazardous
substances
Project Contact: Janine Rybka, District Administrator
Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District
216-524-6580, ext. 13